The Lastest from UncoveringPA

I’m a huge baseball fan and have made a point to visit many baseball stadiums during my travels. However, despite this, I’ve never actually had a chance to tour a stadium until recently when I toured PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Home to the Pirates since…

Wayne County, Pennsylvania, is home to many great waterfalls, but unfortunately, many of them are on private property. However, just a few miles north of Honesdale in State Game Lands 159 is one of Pennsylvania’s most unique waterfalls: Tanners Falls. Tanners Falls is unique for…

Edit: The Kiski Junction Railroad is closed indefinitely. This article will remain up for historical purposes with the hope that the railroad will reopen someday soon. Pennsylvania is blessed to be home to more than a dozen short line railroads that operate excursion trains all…

The French involvement in the American Revolution is well-known, even by young school kids. However, the American involvement in the French Revolution and its effect on a hidden corner of Pennsylvania is little-known even in France. That is, until now. Much like the American Revolution,…

Located just a few miles outside the heart of downtown Scranton is one of the most beautiful city parks in all of Pennsylvania: Nay Aug Park. As the city’s largest park, there are obviously many things to do here, but I was surprised to find out…

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, is home to four beautiful covered bridges, including the oldest remaining bridge in the state. Two of the bridges are located south of the Susquehanna River and two are located north of the river, making it easy to divide this trip into…

I’ve visited a lot of historical societies during my travels around Pennsylvania. As expected, most of the county historical societies do an excellent job telling the story of their region. However, sometimes the historical societies for smaller communities can be a bit hit or miss….

Despite Pennsylvania’s importance in the founding of the country, you might be surprised to learn that Pennsylvania has only one homegrown president: James Buchanan. Buchanan was born in Mercersburg, a small borough in Franklin County. Later in life, he served as a Representative and Senator…

Mifflin County was one of the last counties that I visited in Pennsylvania. Truthfully, when I had looked up things to do there in the past, I hadn’t come up with much. So, I assumed this meant that there really wasn’t much to see in…

The rural countryside of Huntingdon County is a bit of a strange place for a trolley museum. After all, trolleys used to run in large cities and out to their suburbs, but the closest trolley line to Rockhill, Pennsylvania, ran in Huntingdon, more than 20…